Tennis-net reel.



O. C. JANSSEN.

TENNIS NET REEL.

APPLICATION FILED 1uLY1o,1917.

Patented Apr.v 15, 1919.

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O. C. JANSSEN.

TENNIS NET REEL.

APPLICATIQN FILED 1uLY10.|917.

Patented Apr. 15, 1919. v

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Improvements in Tennis-Net Reels; and I do rrnn s'rA'rns HFFBCEQ? OTTO C. JANSSEN, 0F DELMAR, IOWA.

TENNIS-NET REEL.

To all rwhom t may concern:

Be it known that I, OTTO C. JANSSEN, a citizen of the United States, residing at Delmar, in the county of Clinton and State of have invented certain new and useful maximum position vof the net-obtained 'in a quick and reliable manner. c Y

A still further obj ect of this invention is to provide a reel embodying a casing,l in which is rotatably mounted a net, the casing be removably supported upon one of the osts and the net adapted to be withdrawn fiom the casing and removably secured other post, thus the net is stretched across the court in a quick and reliable manner, without the necessity of the tying and pulling of the ropes around the posts.

A still further object of this invention is rto provide a casing in which the net is rothus the net is "protected tata'bly positioned,

should the same bey left from the weather, out over night.

vA still further object of this invention is to provide a casing having a' hinged cover at one end to facilitate the removing of the net should it be desired to repair the same.

A'still further object of this invention is to provide a tennis net reel and. stretcher of this character, which will be simple, practical and 'comparatively inexpensive in construction and one that can be manufactured and sold at a low cost. Y

With these and other o jects in view, the

and arrangement of parts hereinafter more fully described andV set forth in the claims hereto appended; Y

In' the drawings:

Figure 1 is a front elevation illustrating the net set up and ready for use,

Fig. 2 is a front elevation of the casing,

Specification of Letters Patent. Appneation mea July 1o, i917. serial No. 179,690.

to the opposing face of the Fig. .3 is a longitudinalv sectional view of the casing, illustrating the manner in which 1t is attachedy to thc posts,

casing,

Fig. 5 is a detail sectional view cf the `manner `in which the stretching member is applied tothe free end of the net,

Fig. 4: is a transverse sectional view of the PatentedApr, 15, 1919.

Fig. 6 is a-perspective view of-the pintle I bearing, ,'Fg. 7 `taken 'through the spring roller upon -the net is adapted kto'loe wound.

is a longitudinal sectional: view which Likenumerals of reference designate corresponding parts in all the figures of the 'dra-wings;

Referring to the drawings, the letter'A configuration now in general use and em- -bedded in a tennis court. The opposing faces of the posts are provided with the spaced vertically 'alined hooks B upon which designates the spaced posts of any suitable-' my improved tennis net reel and stretcher is.1.

l adapted to be removably secured.

My improved reel is designated in its entirety by the numeral 5 and it comprises in its' construction, a cylindrical casing 6 hav- -ing one end closed -end being fully open. Thefclosedendf? is Vprovided centrally with a spring roller pintle receiving opening 8. The open end of the cylindrical casing has fitted thereon, a

as at 7 and its opposite hinged cover 9, which is hinged thereto asv at Ei# 10. The casing 6' is provided in its wall with a longitudinally extendingslot 11, which terminates adjacent each end of the casing thereof; v I

A spring roller 12 is mounted in the cas- 1 ing 6, said roller having rotatably mounted therein, a rod 13, which rod has its outer end fprovided'with a squared pintle 14:,.andits opposite end is 'arranged in a bearing 15 located in the roller'12. A round pintle 16y is secured to the opposite end of theroller and is adapted to extend throughthe opening 8 inthe closed jend of the casing. The roller is adapted to be positioned longitudinally within the casing. until the pintle 16 registers with the opening therein.

A bearing 17 formed of a'sing'lepiece of metal has ra flat body, the ends ofwhich are bent downwardly and inclined inwardly as 8 and is journaled at 18 to provide supporting ianges, the terminals of said supporting flanges being bent upwardly and diverging ,outwardly as. at 19 to provide retaining-flanges, which are adapted to engage the interior of the casing Gadj acent the open end thereof. The plate-17 isfprovided centrally with a longitudinally extending rectangular slot 20, which Vis adapted .togreceives;`

the squared pintle 14: and rod 13 of the spring rollerkv to permit the coiledfspring2lV wound about said rod teV be placedunderl tension, and this spring and rodY are held under.y tension by the usual dogs 22?, carried byronef endio'f the-fspringfrollerf 12 as shown in Fig. 4, thus itfcan be seen that'the'- rod 1'3 maybe la'cedunder tensionthrough the medium ofp the springn 21 and held] under tension" bythe; pintle 14?- ex-tending through thef squared opening 20. inthe bearing plate 17, ,whichisremovablyl fitted in the openend of'rthezfcasing6;l 'llhe-y bearing member 17 is held against accidental removal by avtransversebolt` 23,. which hasfitted on one?` end, a'

nut'` v24u tu.: prevent, the accidentali displacep ment of thebe'aringgmembertfrom the open end=1ot thai-casing: shouldithe cover; 9- become open.y f

The tennis net has one end securedfto the roller' and..y is rotatablywound thereon as shown in- Figs. .1, 3f and .4; ofv thel drawings, -andgitssopprositeiV end isiadapted to be drawn "through the slot;A 11" intheV wall of the casi'ngj. lihe'vfr'eel end-of the netI 25 is'providedfwiththeyusual rod 26, about which is1arranged^the clamping bands127, which bands are v.located-l at a` spaced ldistance apart and aref providedwith eyes 28. Y

A rectangular stretching; plate 29 isV secured toith'e eyes: 28? throughvthefm'ediu'm offtheswivels 80', which extend transversely through the plate. 29 andrv are arranged at a spaceddistance apart: The swivels -are connected tor the plate 29"by suitable stop washers?Y 31, which aref arranged on the opposing faces: ofi the plate as 'y shown in Fig. 5'; and 1 ther innerA end of' the ,swivelsv is con- .ed to be yremovablyarranged Vover the hooks Bion-the opposing face: of? one of theposts 'Y The .plate 29? is provided on its outer face centrally: of, its, ends with a substantially U-shaped handle .34, which is Vsecured by its eg portions'to `the f plate asat 35, thus it can bef'seenthat the net'- may bereadily opposings'posts; A as-shownr in Fig, 1. f

- 1,. Aipalr of clamping ringsfv are` removablysecured onfthe; exterior off the casi-ng adjacent each end; :thereof: byi 'su-itablefbolts .and wing nuts 37. The rings are provided with]E verticalbearings fV 38,` whichl removably one of the posts A, and arrange the casing in a vertical or parallel position with the posts A. It is to bev understood 'that the' prevented from coming the opposing face of thefother post A, and l the netisvthenin set up position. Itfis only necessary whenY taking'the net downto re- -ljease 'the hook 33 vfrom the hooksA B, gra-sp the handle and give a light outwardjerk, causing-'the spring 214 to actuate, thus' rotatabl'y-'wind the'net125` back upon? the roller 12 in the` casingl 6, and the device is readyV VV to be taken down. t i Itisftobeunderstood'that a devicef con'- structed in accordance withjv this inventionV is simple andreli'abfle and onethat can be manufacturedl and sold'- atfaY comparatively small rcost; Y Y

What isclaimed is: l l. In a Ytennis net reel' the combination with a slotted-casing, aspring actinglroller Within said casing,and a net mounted on saidspring acting roller, and.- posts outside said casing and engageabletherewith and with said net, of a closingfplateatthefoutside oi andcovering the slottedpart' of the casing and all around the edges ofs'aid slot, Y'

. meansv to securevsaid net to.' said" covering plate, an'drfasteningmeans outside said? plate l 'and engageable withy any'ofsaidposts. t

2. In a-ten'nislnetf reel".v the combination with .a f slotted`4 casing,

within` said casing, and ai netmounte'd 'on saidspringacting roller, and postsoutside said' casing and engageable therewithalnd with said net, of a substantiallyA rectangular l a'l spring actingfroller closingu and covering-plate'at the outside of' and covering the slotted' partV ofl said casing, andV extending beyond the edges? of said slot, fastening. means, swivelly'A secured outsidefand insideof said plate,- and engageablel with saidA net' at the'inside Yand side-offthefplate. Y, t I 3. Ina tennis Ynet reel :the combination with a slotted casing, Va spring actingjroller said-r spring actingtroller, l and postsI outside -sad casing and engageable-therewith and within said casing,v and a net mounted on;

ofthe plate, engagealble with saidiposts. at4 the outwith-.said net, ofafsubstantiallyr rectangular closing and covering plateg at' the outside of and kcovering the slotted-'part of' said? casingandl extending 'beyond the' edges of the slot, fasteningimeans'swivelly secured at the inside of said plate and engageable In testimony whereof I affix my signature With said net, clampin l and astering means in presence of two witnesses.

on sai posts, swive mounte seeurin means at the outside dri said plate and iigi OTTO C JANSSEN axial alinement With the inside sWivelly Witnesses:

mounted securing means and engageable HARRY GEISLER,

With said clamping and fastening means. LOUIS O. SMITH.

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